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| Dravid applauds Dhoni for his mature knock
Indian skipper Rahul Dravid on Wednesday showered accolades on Mahendra Singh
Dhoni, saying that the Jharkhand wicketkeeper-batsman has become a mature
cricketer and has learnt to adapt his game to situation.
"He (Dhoni) has a mature head. He plays different cricket
for different sit....
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| England gamble on injured players for Cricket World Cup 2007
The England World Cup squad that lands in the West Indies next month could look
very different from the one announced by Chairman of selectors David Graveney
on Wednesday.
The selectors decided it was worth the risk of naming captain
Michael Vaughan and seamers Jon Lewis and James Anderso....
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| Netherlands name Cricket World Cup squad
Netherlands have named the same squad that played in the World Cricket League
for the World Cup in west Indies next month.
The team will play its opening match against South Africa on February 16 after
playing two warm-up matches.
Squad: Luuk van Troost (capt), Peter Borren, Daan van
B....
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| Zimbabwe name 15 man squad for Cricket World Cup 2007
Friday Kasteni is the one surprise name in the 15-man Zimbabwe squad for
the World Cup.
The 18-year-old left-hander has limited experience, but impressed
during the Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka last year, and has
been preferred to 23-year-old Hamilton Masakadza.
The latter has been....
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| Mother Teresa comes to rescue philosophical Fletcher
England coach Duncan Fletcher said Mother Teresa`s inspirational
words kept him going during the bleakest period of the Ashes.
``Mother Teresa said that when you are successful, you win
some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies,`` Fletcher said. ``I am quite
philosophical about i....
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| Nimbus to get notice over not sharing live cricket feed
A show-cause notice for Live Cricket Feed is being issued
today by the government to Nimbus for non-compliance of the ordinance
making it mandatory to share its live feed with Prasar Bharti,
Information and Broadcasting Minister P.R. Dasmunsi said.
Interacting with reporters here, Das....
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| Zaheer rattles Lankan batters
Indian speedster Zaheer Khan claimed a five-wicket haul as Sri Lanka managed
a modest total of 230 runs in the third One Day International of the four-match
series here.
Left-arm seamer Zaheer blasted the Lankan top order in a sensational
opening spell when he had 3-4 in his first three ....
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| Rahul Dravid completes 10,000 ODI runs
Indian captain Rahul Dravid made 10,000 one day international runs
on Wednesday. With this he becomes the sixth player and only the third Indian
to achieve this feat. Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar are the
other two Indians who have made 10,000 ODI runs. Meanwhile, India still require
1....
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| Cricket: Ireland stick to tried and tested
Ireland today have confirmed their 15-man squad for the World Cup, which starts
in the West Indies next month.
The 15 who played in the recent world league in Kenya
have all been retained.
Ireland will be led by Australian-born Trent Johnston
and also include Middlesex batsman Eoin M....
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| Canada picks diverse 15-man roster for World Cup
Canada's cricket World Cup squad includes a forklift driver, accountant, salesman,
and teacher.
With just two pros among the 15 players named yesterday, Canada
will be rank underdogs in its Group C matches against England, New Zealand and Kenya in the Caribbean next month.
But coach Andy ....
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| Sri Lanka stabilise after Indian blitzkrieg
Indian spin wizard Harbhajan Singh took Tillakaratne Dilshan’s
wicket as he edged one to wicket keeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. With this
Harbhajan Singh broke a strong partnership of 89 runs between Dilshan and Russell Arnold. Meanwhile, Dilshan made a credible 42 runs off 54 balls. Sri Lanka....
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| PCB refutes report of Shoaib, Asif failing fresh dope tests
Confusion prevailed in the Pakistan cricket circles today after a section
of the media reported that fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif
had again tested positive for Nandrolone in fresh tests carried out by the Pakistan Cricket Board
The newspapers, however, created more confusion b....
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| Zaheer knocks down Sri Lankan top order
Indian pacer Zaheer Khan has sent shock waves across the Sri Lankan camp
as he has taken three Sri Lankan wickets. Last ODI charmer Kumar Sangakkara
was bowled by Zaheer Khan as the ball kept a little low and nipped back in only
to take the bottom edge from Sangakkara’s bat to hit on his ....
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| Pathan bigger worry than Sehwag, say Shastri and Akram
Describing Irfan Pathan as a bigger worry for India in the World Cup
than Virender Sehwag, former cricketers Ravi Shastri and Wasim
Akram said the Baroda paceman should be allowed to open the bowling to help
him regain his rhythm quickly.
"Irfan is a bigger worry than Sehwag for the te....
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| Sehwag, Irfan should regain touch
After being selected for the World Cup, it is time for out-of-form players
like Virender Sehwag and Irfan Pathan to regain their touch as they
go into the must-win third cricket one dayer against Sri Lanka here
today.
The shocking defeat in the last game at Rajkot must have made the home te....
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